Favorite Kitchen Tools? page 2

[zoebird]

here is our kitchen:

4 good knives
1 mandoline
1 crock pot
1 juicer
1 iron skillet
1 stainless pot
1 stainless pie plate (we use this one to roast veggies)
1 glass pie plate (we mostly use this one for crustless quiche)
1 wooden spoon
1 wooden spatula
1 food mill

[Darwin17]

8 in chefs knife.....not much you won't be able to handle

Food processor.....one of the best most used things in my kitchen

12 in. cast-iron skillet....again you wont need much more

Cutting board so you can cut stuff

That will give you a kitchen that will be able to handle allot of stuff and you won't need much else other than some things like untencils

[Primal Moose]

Very good, high quality knife....or an old, well used, well seasoned cast-iron skillet. I'm partial to Griswolds.

[Zanna]

A good chef's knife - I also have a paring knife for fruits but the majority of chopping is done with the chef's knife. I actually have a bunch if knives but really only use those two. I make a lot of homemade liquors, bone broth and soups, so a fine mesh basket strainer also gets a ton of use. I bought a food mill this year to process my tomatoes for canning sauce and it is invaluable. A 10 inch skillet, regular sized soup pot and a bigger stock pot are essential - all are heavy, steel bottomed pots I bought at Marshall's. cuisinart brand, I think, I was lucky to get a bunch of Le Creuset crockery from my mom -they are 20 years old and still in great shape. A micro plane is essential for zesting citrus for my limoncello. I have a little 4 cup chopper for making chimichurris and pestos. I have a set of mixing bowls and Le Creuset silicon spatulas that get a ton of use. I like the OXO brand a lot - no carpal tunnel issues and the mixing bowls are perfect.

[bloodorchid]

plenty of things already mentioned, so i'll just say a hefty set of shears. i sometimes hack my fowl bodies apart and the shears have been super helpful

[phigment]

The gadget i use the most is my slow cooker.

[Zanna]

The gadget i use the most is my slow cooker.

Oh, good call. So much stuff is done in the slow cooker.

[Narcolepticjenn]

OXO locking kitchen tongs, for turning meat, etc. Love those things.

[Neckhammer]

Garlic press. I eat a ton of garlic.

[Darwin17]

Amazon.com: Victorinox 40520 Fibrox 8-Inch Chef's Knife: Kitchen & Dining

Yea just get this for you knife. I have a Shun, and ceramic knives and you will do just fine with a good $30 knife. Now it won't hold an edge as long but just get a steel and it will work fine for a good long time.